London Buses route 226
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| Management | |
| Operated by | First London |
| Garage | Willesden Junction (WJ) |
| Vehicle | Dennis Dart SLF 10.2m / Marshall Capital |
| PVR † | 11 |
| Route | |
| Start | Ealing Broadway |
| Via | Park Royal Harlesden Willesden Cricklewood |
| End | Golders Green |
| Length | 9 miles (15 km) |
| Service | |
| Level | Daily |
| Frequency | About every 12-20 minutes |
| Journey time | 35-55 minutes |
| Day | 4:32am until 1:42am |
| Night | No night service |
| Adult single fares | |
| Oyster | 90p |
| Cash | £2.00 |
| † peak vehicle requirement Transport for London • Performance |
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London Buses route 226 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to First London.
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[edit] History
When the 226 began in the early 1950s it was very different from the way it is today. It was a very short route, running from Golders Green Station to Cricklewood Ash Grove pretty much via its present route.
in 1953, it was extended to Willesden Junction and Park Royal Stadium (Monday - Saturdays peak hours), via Willesden and Harlesden. The Willesden Junction & Harlesden Jubilee Clock section was discounted in 1971.
The Route was extended to Burnt Oak in 1984 via Alperton, Wembley, North Wembley, Preston Road, Kingsbury, Colindale and Grahame Park.
The Burnt Oak and Park Royal section was withdrawn in 1990,and replaced by new routes 224 (between Park Royal & North Wembley) and 204 (between Wembley and Burnt Oak).
It extended again in 1992, to Alperton (Sunday evenings) and Wembley Brent Town Hall (Sundays except evenings). This was extension was withdrawn in 1995.
In 2004, the route was extended in the Park Royal area from Asda to First Central Business Park.
When fellow First London route PR1 was withdrawn in March 2007, the 226 replaced it between Park Royal and Ealing Broadway and route PR2 replaced the other half between Willesden Junction & Park Royal.
[edit] Current route
[edit] Route departing Ealing Broadway
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[edit] Route departing Golders Green
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[edit] See also
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